Why not look for an Olympus digital SLR?  I know the Canon and Nikon digital
SLR's use the same lens as their film cameras.

There are a few van images I took with my Canon here:

http://www.limbobus.org/copper/thumbnails.php?album=lastupby&uid=20

Dan Brideau
http://www.skidweeb.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:57 PM
Subject: [NVC] Digital Camera

> John Rodgers wrote:
>>> I'm consideing getting one of the new digital
> camera's (I have a 30 year old Olympus 35 MM film
> camera with lot of lenses)  and think I need
> something that is a combination of camcorder and
> digital camera. I guess a "one size does all" sort of
> thing. Does such a thing exist?? Anyone?
> What camera would you recommend?  I really would like
> to move into the digital world but don't really know
> where to start. I do know I need at least a medium
> priced unit.
>
>
> John,
>
> Having recently made the leap into the digital realm
> after a few decades of 35mm film experience (also with
> Olympus SLRs), I can offer the following:
>
> First, most middle-to-upper-end digital still cameras
> can also shoot short segments (up to 3 min.) of high
> quality video, and most video cameras can shoot
> low-quality still photos. So you should perhaps start
> by deciding which is more important to you.
>
> Then read articles such as this one and others to get
> a general overview of digital photography gear:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1537400,00.asp
>
> Once you've started narrowing it down a bit, I have
> found the following two sites very helpful in
> assessing various camera models and comparing their
> features. Reviews and tests are done by enthusiasts
> and professionals.
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/
>
> In addition to reviews, this site also has chat forums
> where you can browse or post questions.
> http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
>
> Good luck, and let me know if I can help answer any
> other questions!
>
>
> Jeffrey Earl
> 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
> http://www.vanthology.com/
>
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